Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 61618

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Translation Services

Tabled: 20 June 2025
Answered: 26 June 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much their Department has spent on (a) translation and (b) interpretation for languages other than (i) British Sign Language and (ii) languages native to the UK for peopl

Answer

Catherine West
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office spent around £215,000 on direct, external Interpreter and Translator costs, for the financial year 2024-25. Indirect Interpreter and Translator costs (for example, staff time, particularly where translation...
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